Hi All MG Lovers! I'm a new member to join this forum. It's great to find so many MG enthusiasts out here. Some time back while I was going to a friend's place, I saw this tiny house which was sort of 'lit up' with an unusual shade of blue flowers. It was love at first sight! Just to have a look at those flowers I would often drop into my friend's place. Finally, one day not being able to resist myself I stopped the car right beside that house (with blue flowers) and walked up to the door to ring the bell! I could see the surprise (annoyance?) on the face of the girl who opened the door. I apologized thoroughly but explained that I simply HAD to know the name of the flower (MG plants are not at all common in Kolkata, India)! Her face broke into a smile and she told me those beauties were known as Morning Glories, but she couldn't help me any further with information such as method of propagation etc. WellÂnever mind I thought, since I had a clue I'll find more about the love of my life. I looked up on the net and bingo there it was - tons of information! I hunted quite a bit till I stumbled upon this small, dark shop where I found MG, Heavenly Blue seeds. It's exactly seven days now I had sowed them and four of them have popped up! I'm waiting very eagerly to see them grow and bloom with blue flowers (I fell in love with) on the strip of garden infront of my house! So, please wish me a lots of luck! P.S. I went back to my friend's place a couple of weeks back and on the way saw the MG plants were no longer there in that house and it looked ugly and naked. Hope the owners realize their mistake and let the MG grow back. Even if it attracts a few bugs like me!

I loved this. Had a hard time with some of it but lively and lilting just the same. Thanks. josh

Greetings all, I can hardly believe its Thursday already. I have been swamped this week. Milkdud, tell me more about ESA? Sounds interesting. Peggy, glad you are up and about. Donna, good to see you posting. Marci hugs and prayers while you and yours continue to heal. Jan, hugs to you and yours also. QOD: Squash - Delicata and Sweet Dumpling delicious heirloom varieties. Raeanne, happy trails? You bet and you asked for it LOL My weekend was simply divine. The weather was nothing short of spectacular between the brilliance of the crystal clear blue sky and the symphony of fall colors. The air was cool and dry but the endless sun kept us warm - but not too warm - just right. There was an excellent turn out of campers, 15 in all not including those who came for the day only on Saturday and/or Sunday. The nights were fairly warm so we did not worry too much about the cold. We enjoyed sitting around the campfires at night listening to the wildlife and drinking wine. The only problem I had was keeping my red wine from getting too cold! LOL The scenery in Hancock is truly breathtaking but this particular location is really special. The field we camp in is surrounded by ponds on three sides and they are all lined with the splendor of brilliantly colored trees. The ponds are teaming with wildlife of all kinds and this year we were serenaded by coyotes plus we heard a screech from some critter that was so loud and unusual no one could identify it. I even had a Bluebird couple visit my site for a while each day hunting bugs in the grass. All along the driving roads are beautifully restored antique homes that beckon to an era gone by an era of simpler times when equines were the only mode of transportation. Some of the roads that are included in the drive are historic roads. Most notably, The Kings Highway which was built by settlers around 1768 to get grain from Stoddard, NH to the nearest grist mill in Peterborough, NH. Riding through the woods was just like nothing else. The leaves swishing under the horses feet and there were spots that were cathedral like with ancient maples creating a canopy of brilliant color  as I looked up I was entranced by the colors and the blue sky in the background. It was truly moving. This yearÂs foliage has been divine and even at past peak it takes my breath away. I like to star gaze and the October sky does not disappoint hosting a nearly full moon. Once the moon got closer to setting we could see some stars. Antares, a brilliant jewel set within the Milky Way, and one of the great constellations of the sky, the Zodiac's Scorpius (or Scorpio, my sign!) is to the right of the Moon in the early evening sky right now. Jupiter sallied boldly forth, shining in the south at nightfall. Taurus, the bull, has started to charge into the evening skies. In the north we could view the Big Dipper and the "W" of Cassiopeia to the lower left and upper right of Polaris, the North Star. The beauty is humbling and overwhelming!! SighÂ..itÂs just a memory now. This weekend I am off to Woodstock, VT for one last horsey weekend and foliage riding!! Supposed to be cold but who cares? More happy trails!!

We've burned wood for heat for years. Have had three different installs in as many different locations. Looking at your installation, I see several problems. 1. You stated that the chimney has no cleanout...so that means that all the creosote over the years has been collecting at the bottom of the chimney. That debris really, really needs to be removed. That's going to mean a lot of vacuuming to remove it. Having a cleanout installed would make life a lot easier but, short of that, remove the debris after every chimney cleaning. It's just not a good idea having all of that fuel for a chimney fire accumulating at the bottom of the stack. 2. A whole lot of tight bends in the single wall stovepipe. I count 3 ninety degree bends. And there is that long, nearly horizontal section of pipe. All that twisting and turning is making it really difficult for the smoke to exhaust. Heat rises--or wants to; the long horizontal section of pipe is working against that and allowing the smoke to cool somewhat which leads to more creosoting problems. The pipe needs to be reconfigured, using 45 degree elbows. And the pipe needs to be angled up to the masonry chimney. Remember that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. By angling the pipe, the smoke will travel a lot shorter distance to get to the masonry chimney. And softer bends (rather than the sharp 90's) will make a huge difference. (I eliminated the two 90's in my shop heater last winter using the 45 degree elbows--smoke problems--and was amazed at the difference it made.) 45 degree fixed elbow: